7/26/20 – Poetry

I thought after my last heartbreak, I’d be scared to love again I vowed to never let another in Cause the last man I trusted battered my heart with his bare hands And the last woman I gave all of me to Well, I only got half of her in return My heart told me […]

2/13/21 – Poetry

The first time I ever saw a woman being abused I was around 8 or 9 My mother left for a date with her boyfriend at the time, I recall hearing an argument ensue outside My curious mind led to me peeking out the blinds, And just as I peered out the window, I witnessed […]

1/27/21 – Poetry

I’m in a period of transformation. I’m healing the parts of me that have spent years suffering My inner child has been crying out for someone to save her She’s battered and bruised Sinking in an ocean full of tears She’s gasping for air while trying to stay afloat And I’m swimming, desperately trying to […]

11/28/20 – Poetry

Some days I hate myself. I hate who I see when I stare in the mirror I say to myself, “If I just lost a little weight, I’d love myself.” I pick apart my flaws and I pray that by morning I’ll be pretty Growing up I was deemed “the ugly sibling” and I’ve been […]

7/13/20 – Poetry

When I think of how I’ll meet my demise I know I’ll either die by suicide or from alcohol poisoning See, I search for happiness at the end of a liquor bottle every chance I get And…I’ve attempted to take my life more times than I care to admit So for me, it’s not a […]